Digital Cellular Phones – City Phone Or Country Phone?

Although most digital cellular phones come feature packed and usually a lot more secure than their analog counterparts, rural areas without widespread cellular coverage may not be able to serve digital-only cell phones. Many of the cell phones manufactured today use digital, rather than analog, technology which is great unless you happen to live in an area not covered by digital service.

The Alaska Journal of Commerce outlines some of the drawbacks to the digital cellular phone. In Alaska and other rural areas, digital coverage has not been extended to all areas.

People want the security and features that digital cell phones offer, but they also want their phones to work wherever they go. All of the really cool features, cameras, video streaming, Internet access, are based on digital technology. A new digital phone without analog is only going to work in limited areas, usually close to urban centers. Service providers are slower to expand digital networks in rural areas where there is a smaller customer base.

The popularity of digital cell phones started with security. Digital technology can be decrypted making it far more secure than analog. Radios and other electronic devices can pick up analog phone conversations.

If you’re living in a rural area, ask your provider about the coverage available before you purchase a digital cellular phone. Manufactures are not required to include analog backups on their digital cell phones, but if you want your cell phone to work anywhere you go, make sure it has an analog backup.

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Author Notes:

Jack Adams contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.cell-phones-n-plans.com. A cellular phone industry resource that features service plan comparisons, cellular phone reviews and articles.